Report: UFC 243 Headed For Massive Stadium In Melbourne

UFC 243 may turn out to be the massive, oft-discussed Australian event the promotion has been discussing for months. According to a recent report from Combate’s Raphael Marinho (via Aaron Bronsteter), the event will reportedly head for Melbourne&…

UFC 243 may turn out to be the massive, oft-discussed Australian event the promotion has been discussing for months. According to a recent report from Combate’s Raphael Marinho (via Aaron Bronsteter), the event will reportedly head for Melbourne’s 55,000-plus capacity Marvel Stadium this October: “Combate’s @raphamarinho reports that the UFC will be holding UFC 243 […]

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Dana White Promises To ‘Blow The Doors Off’ Australia With Whittaker vs. Adesanya

UFC President Dana White is planning yet another massive MMA spectacle in Australia. After re-upping for an additional 10 years with the world’s MMA leader, White recently spearheaded the unveiling of the UFC’s all-new Apex facility in Las …

UFC President Dana White is planning yet another massive MMA spectacle in Australia. After re-upping for an additional 10 years with the world’s MMA leader, White recently spearheaded the unveiling of the UFC’s all-new Apex facility in Las Vegas. There was, of course, a lot to talk about. One of those things was the awaited […]

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Dana White Confirms Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya Will Happen In Australia

Scrap any talk of Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya’s UFC middleweight unification title fight taking place in the United States. UFC President Dana White spoke to media recently and doubled down that he’s going to book the fight down under, and it will “blow the f*cking doors” off the country: “I’m gonna put on a […]

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Scrap any talk of Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya’s UFC middleweight unification title fight taking place in the United States.

UFC President Dana White spoke to media recently and doubled down that he’s going to book the fight down under, and it will “blow the f*cking doors” off the country:

“I’m gonna put on a fight this fall in Australia that’s gonna blow the f*cking doors off that country, okay,” White said. “And, it’s gonna be a massive event over there. And, what’s crazy is, this massive event that’s gonna happen in Australia, people in the U.K. are gonna watch it, people in Europe are gonna watch it, people in the United States, Canada, Brazil – the world will watch this fight.

“I’m talking about Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. The world will watch that fight, from Australia, which will be a massive event there. We’re not a U.S. promoter, we’re a global promoter.”

Whittaker captured the UFC middleweight title when he defeated Yoel Romero for the interim 185-pound strap back in July of 2017. He was promoted to undisputed champion soon after, following Georges St-Pierre vacating the middleweight throne. Whittaker was scheduled for his first title defense in a rematch with Romero last year, but after the Cuban missed weight, it was changed to a five round non-title fight.

Injuries have plagued “Bobby Knuckles’” career over the past several months. Hopefully, he’s healthy enough to make it into the Octagon against Adesanya. “Stylebender” won the interim UFC middleweight title when he defeated Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 236 this past April. He has established himself as one of the most dynamic strikers in the promotion and remains undefeated at 17-0.

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Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya To Be Moved To Las Vegas

The much-awaited title unification clash between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya looks like it will no longer take place in Australia. Whittaker and Adesanya are slated to unify the middleweight titles in what has been deemed the biggest Australasian fight in history. It was reported in April that the clash was set for UFC 243 […]

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The much-awaited title unification clash between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya looks like it will no longer take place in Australia.

Whittaker and Adesanya are slated to unify the middleweight titles in what has been deemed the biggest Australasian fight in history. It was reported in April that the clash was set for UFC 243 which would take place October 5 at the Bankwest Stadium in Sydney.

The Daily Telegraph, however, reports, that it will now be moved to Las Vegas. The reason being the event would clash with NRL grand final that takes place in Sydney as well. Whittaker’s agent Titus Day also confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that the move to Las Vegas was “extremely likely.”

Newshub, however, adds that the UFC is not concerned with the clash. Instead, they want to appease its North American pay-per-view audience.

It comes as a big blow for mixed martial arts fans in Australasia. Whittaker, of course, is a New Zealand-born Aussie while Adesanya moved to New Zealand as a teenager. An event headlined by the duo would have undoubtedly been a huge success and a monumental moment for the sport in that region. For now, at least, nothing is confirmed.

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B/R MMA Mid-Year Awards: Best Fight, Fighter and Finish from 2019 so Far

2019 has been a wild ride for the sport of MMA . The UFC kicked off a new era with its partnership with ESPN, ONE Championship has arrived as an international player and Bellator …

2019 has been a wild ride for the sport of MMA . The UFC kicked off a new era with its partnership with ESPN, ONE Championship has arrived as an international player and Bellator …

The Biggest MMA Winners and Losers from the First Half of 2019

We’re halfway through 2019 and the MMA world has given us a lot to talk about. New faces and old. Thrilling fights. Jaw-dropping finishes. We’ve got a little taste of it all. The UFC alone has crowd six new champions this year…

We’re halfway through 2019 and the MMA world has given us a lot to talk about. New faces and old. Thrilling fights. Jaw-dropping finishes. We’ve got a little taste of it all. The UFC alone has crowd six new champions this year…